Kirkenes Snowhotel, Norway

Kirkenes Snowhotel, set in the remote Finnmark region of northern Norway, is well-placed for spotting the aurora, and also offers overnight bus tours in pursuit of the often elusive lights. The hotel is divided into two parts: an ice hotel, bedecked with ice sculptures, and a hillside of traditional Sami cabins that appear to define the word hygge. There are also husky trips and ice fishing on offer.